Su Tao: “?!”
Lei Xing: “!”
Su Tao was stunned. He looked at Lei Xing with shock, shook his head frantically to prove his innocence, and opened his mouth to shout softly:
"I'm really impressed, it's not true! I haven't even met Gu Mingchi!"
Lei Xing's mood instantly became extremely bad, and he had no good words for Qu Jingwen:
"Have you investigated this matter thoroughly? Don't fabricate gossip for your competitors when your business fails. You are so unreliable that it's hard for me to team up with you."
Qu Jingwen was quite confident, and said in a tone that was almost like swearing an oath:
"That's definitely true. Gu Mingchi has spoken well of Su Tao in front of our boss many times. We've been working together for so many years, and I've never seen him defend any woman like that. He even went into a cold war with us because of this. He firmly opposed the attack on Panliu Mountain."
"Captain Lei, think about it carefully. He's a businessman. Why is he so supportive of Su Tao when Su Tao hasn't promised him any benefits?"
This sounded so real that Lei Xing almost believed it.
Su Tao hung up the phone for him and said unhappily:
"I can't stand it anymore. They're really good at spreading rumors. I did try to poach Gu Mingchi, but failed, which means he hasn't betrayed the original station. Not to mention saying he's having an affair with me. It's outrageous. Are Tan Yong and this Qu Jingwen seriously ill? They can't handle business, so they spread rumors about my private life."
Lei Xing looked at her with a pair of dark golden leopard eyes and said:
"Then why would Gu Mingchi speak for you?"
Su Tao was speechless. "How would I know what's going on in his head? My relationship with him is limited to a supply-demand partnership, and at most I'm his grandfather's landlord. Maybe he's doing this because his grandfather is doing well in Taoyang. I don't understand. This guy is unpredictable."
Seeing that she was genuinely confused and didn't seem to be pretending, Lei Xing believed her to 90%, but he inexplicably felt more hostility towards Gu Mingchi.
Su Tao was afraid that he still had doubts in his heart, and was thinking that there was some conspiracy and regretting it, so she quickly said:
"Captain Lei, this is absolutely fabricated. Don't think too much about it. I, Su Tao, always speak my mind and never hide anything. Don't let this affect our cooperation."
When Lei Xing heard this, he immediately believed it and said with a smile:
"Then I'll just assume that Gu Mingchi is a toad wanting to eat swan meat. I'll pretend to agree to Qu Jingwen's request first, and then trick them when the time comes."
In the afternoon, Su Tao went to visit Grandpa Gu specially, but was told by the nurse that Grandpa Gu had gone to Grandpa Mei's house to play chess.
The nurse's face was full of smiles: "Taoyang not only has a good environment, but also a great atmosphere. The old man is in a good mood and has a good appetite. He has gained a few pounds in the past few days. He no longer sings alone in the afternoon. He either plays chess with Mr. Mei or watches TV and chats with some old friends. He smiles more often."
Su Tao was also very happy to hear this. Apart from Gu Mingchi, Mr. Gu was her tenant, and she really hoped that Mr. Gu could have a peaceful and happy old age.
"That's good. If you need anything, you can talk to Manager Zhuang. By the way, has Mr. Gu called recently? Did he say anything?"
The nurse said, "I just called yesterday and asked about the old man's daily life and health. He was very happy to hear it and asked me to thank you on his behalf."
After hearing this, Su Tao didn't ask any more questions. She guessed that Gu Mingchi would not tell his whereabouts to a caregiver.
Never mind, let him do whatever he wants.
It just so happened that she had something to ask Mr. Mei, so she went downstairs to Mr. Mei's house. As soon as she entered the door, she heard Mr. Gu's full-bodied voice:
"Checkmate you!"
Liu Panpan welcomed Su Tao in with a smile and greeted the two old people.
Mr. Gu doesn't recognize Su Tao again.
He still held the chess piece in mid-air, watching Su Tao trying to recall it for a while, and suddenly said to Mr. Mei:
"Haha, it's your little granddaughter, right? I have a good memory, right?"
Mr. Mei smiled and said yes.
After saying this, Mr. Gu started to curse:
"I have a grandson too, but this bastard never comes back to see me all year round, not even a single phone call. Tell me, isn't that too unfilial? I've raised him for so many years in vain. When he was little, he went to school in winter and there was snow on the road. I was afraid he would fall, so I carried him when I got out of the car."
After saying this, her eyes turned red and she became sad:
"Lao Mei, you are so lucky. Your granddaughter comes to see you every now and then. She cares about you and takes care of you. Unlike me, I am alone. I guess I will only come back to see me and collect my body after I die."
Everyone looked at each other and sighed in their hearts.
Mr. Mei was even more sad for his old friend.
His beloved eldest grandson had just called him yesterday to ask about his well-being, but he ended up cursing on the phone for a full half hour, and the person on the other end of the phone just listened quietly until he got tired of cursing.
Seeing that the atmosphere was getting heavy, Su Tao quickly changed the subject and handed the map of the red area around Taoyang to Mr. Mei, wanting him to help plan the future expansion direction of Taoyang.
I also asked some management questions.
Mr. Gu, who was originally still sad and depressed, suddenly became a different person after hearing Su Tao's words, and said with full aura:
"No, you shouldn't be emulating the corporate management model. Instead, you should be emulating national management and establishing various functional departments. You don't have many people right now, so start by establishing the human resources and social security departments, and then the government functions, which are what companies often call administrative departments."
Su Tao was stunned when she heard this, and some unclear things in her mind instantly found the answer.
She immediately found her notebook and sat down to listen to his lecture.
He kept talking until it got dark, and only stopped when he was really tired.
The nurse heard that Mr. Gu had given a management training class for the whole afternoon and said to Su Tao:
"Before the apocalypse, the old man was a very successful entrepreneur. He often gave speeches on management concepts across the country. Even after his illness, he retained his knowledge. Mr. Su could choose to listen to his speeches; perhaps he would benefit from them."
Su Tao nodded vigorously: "It is indeed very rewarding, thank you very much."
She planned to visit the old man more often in the future. No one really understood these things better than him.
Mr. Mei actually understands design and school management better, and is not good at this aspect.
Su Tao, who had absorbed knowledge like a sponge all afternoon, had just arrived in the room and was about to sort out the key points of what Grandpa Gu had said today when she received a call from his eldest grandson.
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